WW3 RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE SUBSCRIBE 4 MORE https://6ixworldnews.blogspot.com/ TWITTER @6IXWORLDNEWS Putin's tanks roll into Ukraine over the Belarus border 120 miles from Kiev as he launches full-scale invasion to 'denazify' the nation: Martial law declared and 'hundreds' of Ukrainians dead Vladimir Putin in an early morning address on Thursday said that he had invaded Ukraine Putin said that it was a 'special military operation' in the Donbas region to 'demilitarize' the area Putin insisted that it was not an occupation, as explosions reported in Kiev, Mariupol, Kharkiv and Odessa Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video message to the nation early on Thursday morning, declaring martial law and urging people to stay at home Zelenskyy said: 'We are working. The army is working. Don't panic. We are strong. We are ready for everything. We will defeat everyone. Because we are Ukraine' Ukraine's interior ministry said there have been hundreds of casualties, CNN reported - despite Russia insisting that it was avoiding populated areas and only attacking military targets Unconfirmed reports on Twitter appeared to show a huge seaborne landing by Russian forces in the Black Sea port of Odessa, involving large landing craft and helicopters shortly before 6am local time Ukraine's border force said early on Thursday that they were attacked from the north by a joint Russian-Belorussian force Reuters reported that Ukraine's air defense systems shot down a Russian plane in the east of the country, near Kharkiv Biden will address the nation at midday on Thursday and issued a statement saying: 'President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering' Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, said he was 'appalled by the horrific events in Ukraine' and added: 'The UK and our allies will respond decisively' Ukraine was earlier on Wednesday placed on a war footing with state of emergency declared; 200,000 military reservists called up; border areas restricted and citizens given right to arm themselves Video footage appeared to show clouds of smoke rising up into the night sky near Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, but it was unconfirmed whether it was as a result of shelling Ukraine's military said their air defenses shot down five Russian planes and a helicopter in the early hours of Thursday in the east of the country, near Kharkiv. Ukraine's border force said that their posts in the north have come under attack from both Russian and Belorussian forces - a hugely significant development, meaning Russia is not acting alone, and is attacking from all sides. The livestream video of the invasion from Belarus was taken at the Senkivka, Ukraine crossing with Veselovka, Belarus. The column was seen entering Ukraine around 6:48am local time, CNN reported. A Ukrainian government spokesman confirmed that Russia had invaded over the Belarus border as well, only 120 miles from Kiev. He said: 'The state border of Ukraine was attacked by troops from Russia and Belarus. 'At about 5am, the state border of Ukraine, in the area with the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, was attacked by Russian troops supported by Belarus. 'Attacks on border units, border patrols and checkpoints are carried out with the use of artillery, heavy equipment and small arms. 'This is happening within Luhansk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Zhytomyr regions.' The government spokesman also said that Ukraine was attacked from Crimea. 'The work of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups is also recorded,' the spokesman continued. 'Depending on the situation on the border, border guards together with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard of Ukraine are firing at the enemy. 'Information on injuries among border guards is being clarified.' The Russian president early on Thursday told Ukrainian service members to 'lay down their arms and go home' as he declared war on Ukraine in an early morning address to the nation. Putin said Russia could not exist with a 'constant threat emanating from the territory of Ukraine' and clashes between Russian and Ukrainian solders was 'inevitable'. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, declared martial law in the early hours of Thursday, in a video message to the people urging people to remain at home and stay strong. He said he had just spoken to Joe Biden. 'We are working. The army is working,' he said. 'Don't panic. We are strong. We are ready for everything. We will defeat everyone. Because we are Ukraine.'
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